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Bark Beetle devastating Southern California trees
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Apr 19, 2017 at 7:36 am #3463915
Hike it while you can. From cities to desert, a bark beetle that reproduces inside trees will likely devastate Southern California trees:
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-dying-urban-trees-20170403-story.html
Apr 19, 2017 at 7:53 am #3463918Sounds a lot like the Southern Pine Beetle that ravaged the SE US over the past decade. Luckily it only attacked pines which are fairly fast growing, but it took many years to get under control. Hopefully CA takes this seriously.
Apr 19, 2017 at 8:40 am #3463929polyphagous shot hole borer beetle
Thats a mouthful. Sycamores are an invasive species that the Scot’s are trying to curb.
Didn’t think anything bothered willow.
Apr 19, 2017 at 9:26 am #3463937Between this and our recent high rainfall, fires his year are likely going to be extreme.
Good thing I like the desert; it seems to be our future.
Apr 19, 2017 at 9:55 am #3463947We’ve been through a few species-specific ones here in the east. The chestnuts all died long ago. Now the hemlocks are mostly gone. The pines are gone. The ash trees are in process of dieing. I notice in the northeast, the beeches have some parasite. Oaks and maples seem to be fine so far.
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